Fartlek (Read 922 times)

Sorry to nitpick, but that's not really a fartlek, because it's so structured. That's a time-based interval session. The point of fartlek, as I understand it, is the randomness - the lack of structure. (Speed play) Run hard for a some undetermined amount. Recover for some random distance. Repeat for some unplanned number of times. Have fun with it. Try different paces. Go with the flow. I like the "run to the next streetlight" thing that someone mentioned. I used to run telephone poles back in the day. It's also fun to do farlek on a rolling hilly course. Blast the uphills. Recover on the downhills. Uptempo on the flats. Or just run randomly hard/easy and let the terrain do the work for you.

Its ok to nit pick i do know what fartlek is all about but it was a club session with at least 60 of us so i think its gettin everyone to do the same thing together and not just doin our own thing,

No that's just my normal personality.

I'll vouch for that.